1. O merciful cupbearer, heal my heart
With that which gives life to frail bones

2. Marry the blond to the limpid water
And make my mind her legitimate dowry

3. A daughter of nobility who makes an old man young
He who tastes her is absent from both worlds

4. A wine made from the fire of Moses, its light
Bring it near my heart and chest, pour it

5. Arise, do not hesitate, for there is no reprieve in life
Do not make drinking it difficult, for the matter is easy

6. Arise and do not hesitate, for dawn has appeared
And the Pleiades have set, and the rooster has crowed

7. Say to the shaykh whose heart rejects it
Fear not, for God is Forgiving and Merciful

8. O singer, I have every sorrow
Arise, ignite it with song

9. O singer, arise, for life is fleeting
Living is pleasant only with listening

10. You too, O singer, do not sleep
Arise and take every sorrow from my heart

11. Sing to me verses, for the wine cups have circulated
And dawn has appeared, and the moon shines

12. And remind me of the words of the beloved
For living without her is not pleasant

13. And remind me of the memory of parting
For recalling absence is unbearable

14. Refresh my soul with the poetry of the Arabs
So that joy and delight may be complete in us

15. And begin with well-crafted verse
That I spoke in some days of my youth

16. We spent our life in talk and words
My friend, arise, for the space has narrowed